March 2010
BeBook available from New Zealand.
BeBooks will be available directly from New Zealand's d-shop.
February 2010
BeBook has moved, you can find us in Mona vale, with a fresh new large warehouse! our new address is:
R&D Media Group Pty Ltd
3 Kunari Place
Mona Vale, NSW 2103
phone: (02) 8004 3403
Australia's first Magazine available in digital format on BeBook!
As part of a special offer between BeBook and YTE magazine, you can purchase the BeBook mini e-reader and receive a two year subscription to YTE on your BeBook. For more information on this unique offer, please visit the YTE BeBook page (please note the combination of the YTE magazine and BeBook is exclusively available from the YTE website)
January 2010
A new star is born: the BeBook Neo
World's first WiFi ereader with access to eBook stores worldwide.
Endless Ideas, specialists in eReader technology, today launches its exciting new eBook reader the BeBook Neo.
After our successful models 'BeBook One' and the pocket sized 'BeBook Mini' we collected suggestions from our customers and packed them into a new attractive eReader. The BeBook Neo is using the latest patented ePaper E Ink technology for an amazing reading experience. Read anything, anytime, anywhere. The powerful processor offers unparalleled reading and browsing speeds. BeBook Neo’s powerful battery allows up to 7000 page turns on a full charge.
Unique features.
- Easy eBook store access: Simply go to the Neo eBook portal and a world map will appear. Just click on your country and you will see a clear overview of third party eBook stores. The best part is that YOU decide where YOU want to purchase eBooks.
- Connect to the Internet through WIFI. Besides shopping for eBooks online, you can access Google and Wikipedia on the go.
- The BeBook Neo is the fastest eReader currently on the market. Offering up to 2,5 times faster browsing and operating speeds, due to its powerful Freescale processor.
- The Neo features the latest WACOM touch panel technology, which provides a very fast and more natural reading experience. The touch screen allows you to use your BeBook Neo for sketching, annotations and text mark-up: ideal for educational and business purposes.
- The open architecture of the BeBook Neo makes it possible to expand its capabilities. Keep an eye on www.bebook.net.au for firmware updates. We have some very cool features planned for the near future.
Popular file formats. Just like our previous models most popular file formats can be read, including 'ePub' and 'PDF' (both with and without Adobe DRM), txt and even popular picture file formats, like JPG, are included.
The BeBook Neo is available for pre-order on www.bebook.net.au.
BeBook available at different airports across Australia!
You can now pick up your reader at the Watermark bookshops in the Airport terminals of Melbourne and Sydney!
December 2009
BeBook available at Organiser world in Melbourne
Just in time for people to buy their BeBook in Melbourne CBD, Organiser world is not stocking the full range of BeBook readers in their store on latrobe street. For more info go to www.ow.com.au
BeBook Mini in white available!
The BeBook Mini has already proven itself very popular since we released it in September. We have the white version now available at our online store check with our resellers to see if they are in store already!
November 2009
BeBook Available at Co-op Bookstores
Another larger consumer book chain has added the BeBook to their catalogue. Just in time for Christmas, the BeBook is available in most Co-op stores. From 16 November onwards the BeBooks will also be available from the Co-op online store.
The Co-op Bookshop was established by students in 1958 at the University of Sydney and has grown to become the largest provider of educational, professional and lifelong learning resources in Australia. With over 45 branches across Australia, numerous additional services and more than one million members, the Co-op is more than just a bookshop.
Click here to go the Co-op online store
Click here to see which Co-op store near you can show you the BeBook
Stylz cases available in all colours for all models!
We have received full stock for all Stylz cases. Just as the previous brown and black models for the BeBook One, these cases provide a good protection for your BeBook and some extra protection for your screen.
BookArmor now available!
September 2009
BeBook Australia on Facebook and Twitter
You can now find us on facebook and twitter! Have any good ebook stores for free or payed books? just drop a note on the facebook wall and share it with fellow BeBook users!
Introducing : the BeBook 'Mini'.
A sexy petite eReader joined the BeBook family. At a very competitive price!
Smaller, faster, more convenience!
The BeBook 'Mini' is an electronic book reader that lets you read digital content anywhere and everywhere, just like you used to do on it's big brother, the original BeBook 'One'.
With its 5 inch E-Ink screen, the readable area is just 1 inch (appr. 2,5 cm) smaller across.
This ensures optimal portability and readability at the same time. The new 8-level greyscale screen approximates the experience of reading printed text. This eReader fits in any handbag or even inside the pocket of your suit. Taking your entire library along on the 160 gram light BeBook has never been easier!
The BeBook 'Mini' has a fast 400mhz Arm processor for fast page turning and a convenient thumb wheel for even more reading convenience.
Adobe DRM support for ePub and PDF format.
With the integrated Adobe ® Reader Mobile software you will be able to purchase and download the latest book titles with the click of a button. Digital Rights Management (DRM) is implemented for the two most popular eBook formats: ePub and PDF. Most online bookstores offer books in at least one of these formats, this gives you the opportunity to shop around for the best deals on books.
Open file format / open source: unrivalled number of file formats supported. The BeBook 'Mini' has the largest number of supported file formats, unrivalled by any of the current eReaders :
ePub,,PDF, doc, html, bmp, jpg, png, gif, tif, djvu, fb2, wol, txt, ppt, pdb, lit*, chm, rar, zip, mp3, mobi*, prc*, htm and mbp are all supported. (*=non DRM). Almost every text file format you throw at it can be read by this small but powerful eReader.
Expandable memory and add-ons. Through it's built in SD card slot and USB 2.0 connection it's possible to expand the memory of your BeBook 'Mini'. Just insert any SD memory card and you can add up to 16GB of memory. This way you can keep your work and other documents apart, using just one reader. The SD card slot can also be used for future add-ons like a WIFI module.
Affordable E-Ink reader for everyone. At an entry level of just $389, the BeBook 'Mini' eReader offers the best value for money: affordable, expandable and a wide range of supported file formats. Even Text to speech is offered for the most popular file formats (English only)
20.000 Books free available!
Over 20.000 free classic ebooks are now available for download from the BeBook website. You can browse and download them at http://mybebook.com/download_free_ebook/
Optimized PDF format
All titles available are optimized for reading on the BeBook, or even any other e-reader with the same screen size. This means all books are easily readable on the BeBook. With most available free e-books on the internet the most encountered problem was that its font size was to small to read, even using the maximum zoom function.
So: just download and read!
Popular Titles
There are just too many classic titles you can possibly read in a lifetime. What about numerous titles from William Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde or the works from great philosophers like Goethe and Nietzsche? Just take your pick and download these ebooks for free. More Titles
We're currently uploading new titles every day, our goal is to have as many free ebooks titles available as possible.
Optimize any document yourself.
In the beginning of next week we will a release a tool to optimize your own documents with a few clicks of a mouse button.
BeBook live on BBC Television
On tuesday October 7th the BeBook was featured on BBC's Working Lunch.
The 30 minute live broadcast featured an item on eBooks. Guest of the show Richard Branson was really enthusiastic, so we offered him a BeBook to take on his travels.
You can check their website HERE
New eBook Readers bring format back into the consciousness of readers
There's something magical about curling up beside the fireplace in a big old comfy chair on a lazy Sunday afternoon, or relaxing in a warm bubble bath, hot tea by your side and a great book in your hands. The hours can pass idly by, pages turning in a steady rhythm that rarely breaks course. The smell of the book and the gentle rustle of the pages being turned create a peaceful, even intoxicating atmosphere.
With the advent of the internet, and the capabilities of file storage and transferring, the possibility to make books available online for download and reading became a reality. But let's face it, sitting in front of a computer screen while sitting in a computer chair that isn't necessarily designed for long term comfort was not an attractive proposition. An external device that could take advantage of the format, and allow perusal of e-books away from the computer and in a setting more suited to being transported inside the book's world, seemed like the perfect solution.
Early attempts at transferring this formula to electronic device were met with limited success. With clunky designs and interfaces, limited selection of titles to choose from, and a process of loading the e-books into your devices that occasionally bordered on difficult and frustrating, complete with cables and long processing times, the industry wasn't able to gain the foothold it desired.
With PDA's and Palm Pilots becoming more multi functional and themselves allowing the ability to read eBooks, though in a naturally less robust manner, the early e-book industry seemed destined to go the way of the dodo and fade off quietly into the sunset. From the Librius Millenium Reader to the Gemstar, Softbook and Rocket eBook Reader, device after device hit the market and quickly faded into obscurity. Of course technology refuses to stand still, and with advances in portable screen resolutions, ‘ink' or type quality, characterized by the now standard E Ink technology, and advanced features and functionality that make the current crop of eBook readers more user friendly than ever, the industry seems poised for a comeback. eReaders like the BEBOOK are now sleeker, more stylish and lightweight than ever, weighing in at just over 200 grams.
What modern eReaders provide is functionality above and beyond what you can experience with a printed book. You have the ability to hop to any page, advanced search functions and dictionaries for finding or looking up particular words, many offer touch screen functionality, and much improved battery life saves you the hassle of being interrupted while absorbed in your current read, with the BEBOOK eReader offering 7,000 page turns per battery charge. This reduced drain on battery life is thanks to advanced power saving options like automatic shutdown, and the lack of a back lit screen, which is no longer required thanks to the advances in screen and ink technology.
Some models like the iRex iLiad even allow you to write down and take notes during or after your reading session. Many new models even offer wireless internet connectivity, meaning the moment you've clicked to the last page of the opus that was currently holding your attention, you can immediately go online and download the sequel, or perhaps research and download your next fancy.
eBooks also offer a fair reduction in prize from standard printed books, which may more than offset the cost of the device itself over the long run. Hardcovers are sold for as little as $10, as opposed to the standard $25 you would pay for a printed edition at an online retailer, and as high as $40 at a book store. As you can see, these savings can quickly build up, especially if you're a voracious reader. You also have access to free, out-of-copyright eBooks on sites such as Gutenberg.org, featuring libraries of some 20,000+ eBooks.
eReaders can hold dozens or even hundreds of books on internal memory, with the capability to hold thousands more with an external memory stick. Some e-Readers even allows you to subscribe to major national newspapers, which will arrive on your e-Reader each morning at a set time, and come complete with all the photos, comics, games and ads you would receive with the regular printed edition, minus the messy ink rubbing off on your hands.
An issue that plagues the industry is the lack of a standard e-reader book format. Buyers may be surprised to find out that that new purchase they just made can only be used to read books specifically released for its format. A Kindle book for example cannot be used with a Sony eReader, and vice versa. The implications of building up a large catalogue of eBooks, only to see them rendered useless if the consumer ever decides to switch to a different brand remain unresolved.
This combined with the fact that many books, including popular series such as Harry Potter, remain completely unavailable in the eReader format, has possibly kept potential buyers on the sidelines for the time being. This issue has no plans of persisting long term though, with Amazon claiming they plan to have every book ever published (perhaps an overly lofty goal) available in their Kindle format at some point in the future. Other formats don't enjoy the current level of selection than the Kindle does, and will likely never achieve or even aim for the level of quantity that Amazon aims to reproduce for their device, but this improves daily.
With the digital market expected to achieve market share of as high as 90% over standard printed material in the years to come, it seems that it was only a matter of time before this format made a return to the consciousness of consumers. The technology has finally caught up with the hype that surrounded the initial release of these devices, and with more eBooks available than ever before, and the promise of most new releases being immediately available in most eReader formats, one thing is for sure. eReaders are back, and this time, they're here to stay.
BeBook Vs Amazon Kindle and Sony ereader
Wondering how BeBook beats the Kindle or Sony ereader?
If you just visited Engadget.com, Gizmodo, Mobileread, Gadgeteer or Wired you've seen there is a lot of buzz around BeBook! You're probably thinking what makes Bebook distinguish itself compared to the Sony Reader Digital Book or even the Amazon Kindle?
First.
It's affordable!
Second.
It's available worldwide.
Third.
BeBook is a fully openstandard eInk reader meaning you can put any book or document on it. From any online store. Not just the books from the Amazon or Sony store! BeBook reads every popular format you can think of.
Unlike Sony or Amazon, who sell their readers with books you can only buy from their own stores.
You can also put FREE ebooks or books bought elsewhere on BeBook.
Or your private documents, school papers or your work docs. You name it!
Bebook has 512MB internal memory AND an SD Card slot which offers you unlimited storage capacity.
BeBook also has RSS news feeds support. It's not only a bookreader, but a portable newspaper too. With this feature you can download and read your favorite magazine or news wherever you are! See also www.mobipocket.com for the latest overview of all free rss newsfeeds for your BeBook.
